head to head
vs
Dr. Mario: Miracle CurevsShadow Warrior 2
Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Shadow Warrior 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Dr. Mario: Miracle CureShadow Warrior 2
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure leans harder on reads: Versus AI follows fixed patterns, not adaptive
Variance4 vs 5
Shadow Warrior 2 leans harder on variance: Loot drops and procedural mission modifiers introduce meaningful variance
Optimization6 vs 7
Shadow Warrior 2 leans harder on optimization: Weapon modding and skill build optimisation form a deep solvable layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.